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June 12, 2009 | 4:18 pm

Help Honor Stephen Tyrone Johns

Posted by Rob Eshman

We need to honor Stephen Tyrone Johns, 39,  the security guard who was gunned down June 10 by a white supremacist at the entrance to the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.

“A soft-spoken, gentle giant,”  Milton Talley, a former employee of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, told the Washington Post.

More from the Post:

Johns, a 1988 graduate of Crosslands High School in Temple Hills, lived in an apartment in the Temple Hills area. Friends said he had a son.

Allen Burcky, another former museum employee, said last night that workers there considered each other “like family” and that Johns was “very courteous, very helpful.”
Lourdes Padilla, the mother of a close friend, said that Johns trained as a plumber but that she didn’t think he had ever entered the trade. He remarried about a year ago, Padilla said.
Johns’s sister, Jacqueline Carter, declined to comment as she entered her home in Temple Hills. “She’s in bad shape right now,” said a man who was driving her.

Yhe American Jewish Committee’s Washington, D.C. chapter has set up a memorial fund to benefit the family of Officer Johns. The organization said it will soon have a place on its Web site, www.ajc.org, where one can contribute.  Those who want to donate immediately should send checks made out to the American Jewish Committee, with “Holocaust Museum Memorial Fund” in the memo line, to:
American Jewish Committee, Washington Chapter
C/O Melanie Maron
1156 15th Street, NW, Suite 1201
Washington DC 20005
One hundred percent of the contribution will go to the Johns family.

The Holocaust Museum, at www.ushmm.org said it will also be taking donations at its site as well.


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I read that his security community had refused to provide bullet proof vests to the security guards even though they had been repeatedly requested. That would’ve saved the man’s life who is a hero, who sacrificed his life to save others in the museum. May he rest in peace.

Comment by Reality on 6/12/09 at 5:12 pm

My whole heart goes out to the family and the national community. An american hero indeed.  God bless

Comment by TJ on 6/12/09 at 7:51 pm

The death of Stephen Tyrone Johns is a tragedy that simply should not have happened. The brave young man left a widow and an 11- year-old son, who is grieving for his father,  a man he called, “my hero.”  I’m encouraged to learn that the AJC has set up a memorial fund for the family, and I will give generously, and inform friends and family about it. I respectfully urge others to do the same.

Comment by RS on 6/18/09 at 2:34 am

i will honor him. good man

Comment by auto isnurance quotes on 10/25/09 at 8:49 pm

It is so sad to see Stephen go. He was a great man and a great father. The memorial fund has been good for his family.

Comment by HEPA Air Cleaner on 1/16/10 at 11:47 pm

It’s unright to see this happen. The white supremacists are ridiculous. How are they advancing their cause by punishing an innocent man who does good for his community? It’s such a shame.

Comment by Hair Crimpers on 2/06/10 at 10:19 am

It’s good to see you bring notice to this man’s death. The media seems to pass on stories so quickly and it’s important for us to take time out and reflect on this event. Thanks for posting this!

Comment by Writing a Fiction Book on 3/08/10 at 6:10 am

This sort of things should never happen. I do honor him and everybody who dies for the wrong reasons.

Comment by Agentie de publicitate on 4/04/10 at 5:56 am

It’s awful. I hope he is in heaven and away of all this stupid subjects. It doesn’t matter white, black, yellow, etc. We are all humans.

Comment by Rent a car on 5/09/10 at 1:52 am

This was such a sad story about what happend to this man. My thoughts go out to his family. He didn’t deserve this…

Comment by Disney Channel Games on 5/10/10 at 9:04 am

Our world has a lot of problems and I think more than 90% are coming from us. We hate our kind and we hate the one next to us. If we don’t change we will ruin everything around.

Comment by Hostess on 5/21/10 at 11:36 pm

Yes, we need to honor him and more like him who died for bad reasons. We are all humans and we should help when possible. I hope we will see less and less people motivated by the wrong things.

Comment by Distributie pliante on 6/01/10 at 1:07 am

I remember this incident happening, and quite frankly, I was sickened but not surprised. It is important that this memorial fund of sorts continues to do everything possible to honor this man, and to truly emphasize that we will not stand for racism and antisemitism.

Comment by Door Canopies on 7/20/10 at 6:17 pm

It doesn’t matter white, black, yellow, etc. We are all humans.

Comment by araba oyunları on 7/26/10 at 2:58 pm

My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.

Comment by cigars on 8/12/10 at 9:50 am

I agree araba, no worries with race!

Comment by Pepper Spray on 8/25/10 at 9:07 pm

I agree as well. We should all try to change others and stop the fight for race. I hope we all find a way.

Comment by Administrare imobile on 9/09/10 at 1:21 am

I would like to show so much more to the world about how many bad things are still happening in civilized countries, maybe will get more people changing.

Comment by Cazare regim hotelier Bucuresti on 9/11/10 at 10:54 pm

We need change our world, starting with us.

Comment by essay writing on 9/15/10 at 12:07 pm

In the world we leave these kind of things are everywhere, and it is a shame we can not teach our kids and the ones close to us, how to protect themselves from all bad things.

Comment by Firme de curatenie on 10/27/10 at 9:18 pm

yea,  thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort, thanks!

Comment by relaxante on 11/20/10 at 4:48 am

I think you’ve made some truly interesting points..

Comment by tinnitus on 11/23/10 at 8:37 am

We should all try to change others and stop the fight for race. I hope we all find a way.

Comment by Seguro on 11/30/10 at 9:59 am

It’s such a pity that things like this happen now days. Time is changing every day, new fashion,new modern concepts- only people seem not to change Too bad

Comment by Ramona Rent A Car Iasi on 12/08/10 at 2:05 am

yea, and it is a shame we can not teach our kids and the ones close to us, how to protect themselves from all bad things.
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Comment by drenagem linfática on 12/22/10 at 3:23 pm

It’s unright! yes, we need to honor him and this tragedy simply should not happened.
I appreciate the American Jewish Committee’s to set up a memorial fund to benefit the family.
God bless

Comment by Regim Hotelier on 1/05/11 at 4:19 am

Very good advice and funny sense of humor!

Comment by dlpedia on 2/11/11 at 6:25 am

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Comment by Plastische Chirurgie on 2/24/11 at 1:55 am

I was sickened but not surprised. It is important that this memorial fund of sorts

Comment by MASSAGEM RELAXANTE on 3/03/11 at 9:29 am

yea, simply should not happened.
I appreciate the American Jewish Committee’s to set up a memorial fund to benefit the family.
God bless ...thanks !
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Comment by Femininas on 4/10/11 at 11:17 am

who is stephen tyrone?

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